JP7410427B2 - Information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program.

In recent years, games (location information games) that are played based on information on a player's current location have been provided. An example of this is the game described in Non-Patent Document 1. In the game described in Non-Patent Document 1, the player's current location is displayed on a map displayed on the play screen, and when the player's current location reaches near a predetermined spot (point), etc., the game events can be played.

Furthermore, in the game described in Non-Patent Document 1, if there are multiple players whose current positions satisfy the conditions at the same time, the multiple players jointly play an event (referred to as "Raid Battle" in Non-Patent Document 1). can do. This event can be played by a player approaching a location where a predetermined object appears on the map, and as described above, multiple players can cooperate and play at the same time.

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In the game described in Non-Patent Document 1, when multiple players try to jointly play the above event, each player waits until the event start time arrives, and the players who have gathered at the event start time The event will be played with a number of people. In other words, in the game described in Non-Patent Document 1, each of the multiple players who play the event together plays the event in the same position (that is, with the form of participation in the event being common among the players). Become.

On the other hand, there are various needs regarding how to participate in an event.For example, there is a need to participate in an event by recruiting co-players, or a desire to participate in an event as a co-player by applying for recruitment from other players. There may be needs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that can meet a plurality of needs regarding the form of participation in an event when a plurality of players play a game event.

An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information indicating the current location of a target player, and an event that allows multiple players to play together in a game and that has the same content. , a reception unit that accepts participation in the event from the target player, and a processing unit that executes processing for jointly playing the same event with other players when participation in the event is accepted from the target player. and a recruitment notification unit that notifies the target player of a recruitment for participation in the event by other players, and the recruitment notification unit includes a recruitment notification unit whose current position is within a first distance from a specific point associated with the event. Yes, and if there are other players who want to participate in the event, notify the target player of the invitation to participate in the event, and the current position is within a second distance from the specific point that is shorter than the first distance. In this case, the game is characterized in that it accepts from the target player an invitation to participate in an event in which the player plays jointly with other players who are invited to participate in the event.

According to one aspect of the present invention, players who play a game can freely choose a mode of participation as a guest or a mode of participation as a host with respect to an event in which joint play is possible, and the selected mode of participation You can enjoy playing the event accordingly.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a plurality of players playing a game in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen on which a map is displayed. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen on which an object appears on a map. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a game communication system including an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the hardware configurations of a terminal and an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of functions of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of functions of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the flow regarding the process flow for event participation. It is a figure which shows an example of the selection screen regarding the participation type of an event. It is an explanatory diagram about the flow of a first process. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram (part 1) regarding screen transitions when participating in an event as a host. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram regarding screen transitions when participating in an event as a host (part 2). It is an explanatory diagram about the flow of the 2nd processing. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram (part 1) regarding a screen when participating in an event as a guest. It is an explanatory diagram regarding a screen when participating as a guest in an event (part 2). FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a map displayed in a situation where other players are recruiting guests.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to a preferred embodiment (hereinafter referred to as the present embodiment) shown in the accompanying drawings.
Note that the embodiment described below is only one specific example given to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. That is, the present invention may be modified or improved from the embodiments described below without departing from the spirit thereof. Naturally, the present invention also includes equivalents thereof.
Furthermore, the screen examples shown in the figures referred to in the following explanations are merely examples, and the screen configuration examples, displayed information, and specific contents of the GUI (Graphical User Interface), etc. It can be designed and changed freely according to specifications and user preferences.

[About the game according to this embodiment]
In explaining the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, a game (hereinafter simply referred to as "game") that can be played through the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be explained.

The game is game content that the player P can play by operating a game terminal, and more specifically, it is an online game that uses data communication. Here, online games may include, for example, social games that can be used only with a web browser and an SNS (Social Networking Service) account.

Furthermore, events also called "quests" are held within the game, and the player can play the events that are currently being held. An event is an event within a game that a player can participate in and play, and for example, it corresponds to challenging an event stage. A stage is a constituent unit of a game, and usually a time limit is determined for each stage, and the stage is played with the aim of clearing the stage (fulfilling the achievement conditions) within the time limit.
Note that in the following explanation, "playing an event" and "participating in an event" are synonymous.

In addition, the game provides a plurality of events with different contents. The content of an event characterizes the event, and specifically includes the attributes of the stage for the event (e.g., difficulty level), enemy characters that appear on the stage, rewards obtained by clearing the stage, and information on the event. Participation conditions apply.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, multiple players can participate in an event (quest) at the same time. That is, in this embodiment, multiple players can operate their respective terminals to jointly and simultaneously play the same event.
To be more specific, multiple players who wish to participate in an event can, for example, gather at a predetermined location in real space as shown in FIG. 1 and play the event together at that location. . FIG. 1 is a diagram related to a game according to the present embodiment, and shows a plurality of players P gathered at a predetermined place to play an event.

Note that the joint play of the event can be realized using known communication technology. Specifically, when one player recruits participants for an event and other players apply for the recruitment (i.e., apply to participate in the event), a communication path for collaborative play is established; Thereafter, data communication required for joint play is performed according to a known communication method.

Further, the game is a so-called "position information game", and the current position information of the player P is acquired by a GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like, and the game is advanced using the acquired position information. Specifically, when the player P moves in real space while carrying a gaming terminal, an effect is performed in the game according to the current position of the player P.

To explain with an example, when the player P performs a predetermined terminal operation while playing a game, a map for the game as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the display screen of the terminal. FIG. 2 shows an example of a screen on which a game map is displayed.
The map for the game (hereinafter simply referred to as "map") is an image of a map of the area including the current position of player P, such as a real map of the area (specifically, a satellite photo, etc.), Another example is a virtual reality (VR) map in which objects corresponding to geographical elements (specifically, roads, buildings, railways, etc.) included in a real map are drawn. Note that the map may be a two-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image.

On the map, a predetermined icon (circular icon Ip in FIG. 2) is displayed at a point corresponding to the current position of player P. The display position of this icon Ip on the map changes as the player P moves within the real space. Further, when the player P moves beyond the area shown on the map, the map of the displayed area is updated.

In addition, predetermined points within the area indicated by the map are set as bonus points, and the bonus points on the map are marked with icons (in Figure 2, triangular icons) to indicate that they are bonus points. It) is displayed. The number and location of award points can be arbitrarily determined, and may be fixed or may vary. Further, the bonus award points are set regularly or irregularly.

Player P moves toward a point corresponding to the privilege granting point in real space, and the player P's current position is within a predetermined distance from the privilege granting point (specifically, within a distance of several meters to several tens of meters). ), the set benefits will be granted. Benefits are items and characters that can be used in the game (hereinafter referred to as items, etc.), or values that can be exchanged for items, etc. (for example, virtual currency that can be used in the game, or items that can be drawn by lottery in the game). necessary items, etc.). Further, an effect that can be temporarily enjoyed while the game is in progress (for example, an effect such as increasing a character's status value) may be provided as a benefit. Additionally, coupons or the like that can be used at existing stores or the like may be given as a benefit.
Note that the type of benefit to be granted may be changed depending on which benefit granting point the player P's current location is within a predetermined distance from, or if the player P's current location is within a predetermined distance from the benefit granting point. It may be changed depending on the time (date and time).

Here, "granting a benefit" means providing the player P with data for using the benefit during the game or at an actual store. For example, when providing an item, value exchangeable for the item, or efficacy as a benefit, data for proceeding with the game with the benefit obtained is provided. When giving a coupon or the like as a benefit, data (image data) for presenting the obtained coupon or the like at the store is provided.

Furthermore, when the above event becomes playable (hereinafter referred to as the "event period" for convenience), objects associated with the event (see FIG. 3) are displayed at specific points on the map. , a gate-shaped object (hereinafter referred to as gate GT) is displayed. FIG. 3 shows an example of a screen where gate GT appears on the map. The specific point is a point set in advance to guide the player P who wants to play the event. In order to play the event, the player P moves toward a place corresponding to a specific point in real space (that is, a place corresponding to the appearance point of the gate GT).

Then, when the current position of the player P satisfies a predetermined positional condition in relation to the appearance point of the gate GT (i.e., the specific point), the player P performs an operation such as tapping the gate GT. You can participate in events associated with Gate GT. Further, by gathering a plurality of players P who meet the above positional conditions, it becomes possible to play the event together.

Note that the position condition is a condition determined depending on the specific point where the gate GT appears, and in this embodiment, the current position of the player P is a predetermined distance from the specific point (specifically, a distance of several meters to several tens of meters). ). However, the present position is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a position condition that the current position of the player P is a predetermined distance (specifically, a distance of several meters to several tens of meters) or more from a specific point.

Incidentally, although FIG. 3 shows a case where the gate GT appears only in one place, normally, a plurality of gates GT appear at the same time. That is, in this embodiment, there are multiple appearance points (specific points) of gate GT on the map, and when player P participates in an event, player P must move toward one of the gate GT appearance points. become. However, the number of gates GT that appear at the same time (in other words, the number of gate GT appearance points) can be determined to be any number.

Further, the gate GT is displayed at a specific point on the map for a predetermined period of time. In this embodiment, the display period of the gate GT is set in advance, and when the set display period ends, the gate GT disappears from the map.
In this embodiment, it is assumed that the display period of the gate GT is about 30 minutes, but the display period can be arbitrarily determined. For example, the display period of the gate GT may be several minutes to several tens of minutes, one hour to 24 hours, one day to several days, one week to several weeks, or one month to several months. Here, the display period of the gate GT is not limited to a fixed period, but may be a period that changes according to a predetermined rule, and may change depending on the content of the event, for example. Further, the display period of the gate GT is not limited to a finite period, and may be a substantially permanent period without determining the end date.

Furthermore, the display and disappearance of the gate GT may be repeated multiple times during the event period. In this case, the appearance position of the gate GT (that is, the specific point on the map) may be the same position each time, or may change every time.

Furthermore, the content of an event that can be played by satisfying the positional conditions according to the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT is determined in association with the appearance point of the gate GT for that event. That is, the content of the event in which the player P participates changes depending on the starting point (strictly speaking, the place corresponding to the starting point) of the gate GT that the player P heads to in order to play the event.

By the way, when participating in an event, the player P selects a form of participation in the event. In this embodiment, forms of participation in an event include a host and a guest. This is a form of participation in which the host recruits other players to become guests and plays the event jointly with the guests. Here, "recruiting guests" means waiting until an application to become a guest is received from another player for an event for which guests are being recruited.

In the present embodiment, the player P who serves as the host has the authority to instruct the start of the joint play of the event in which he/she participates, and can start the joint play of the event at his/her own will. Furthermore, the player P who becomes the host has the authority to limit other players who become guests to those who meet certain conditions, and can only accept other players who meet the conditions as guests.

Guests apply for recruitment from other players who are hosts, and participate in the event by playing the event jointly with the hosts. Here, "applying for a recruitment from a host" means applying to become a guest to another player who is a host (strictly speaking, operating a terminal for application as described later). do.

In this embodiment, the player P who is a guest can play an event together with the host at the timing when another player who is the host instructs to start playing the event. Further, when there are a plurality of other players who are hosts, the player P who is a guest can select any one of the hosts and participate as a guest in an event where the selected host recruits guests.

Further, in this embodiment, the player P who becomes a guest can check the positions of other players (that is, hosts) who are recruiting guests on the map. For example, if another player who is a host is recruiting guests at the appearance position of a gate GT, an icon Is is displayed around the gate GT or at a position overlapping with the gate GT (see FIG. 14). The player P who becomes a guest confirms the location of the host that is recruiting guests through the above-mentioned icon Is.

As described above, when participating in an event, the players P select a participation mode for the event, and play the event together in the selected participation mode. That is, when player P selects the participation mode as a host, he can receive an application from another player who will be a guest and play an event jointly with the other player. On the other hand, if player P selects the participation mode as a guest, he can play the event jointly with another player who is the host by applying to become a guest. can.

In addition, in this embodiment, the participation form includes at least a guest and a host, but it may also include other participation forms. For example, even if it is possible to select a form of playing the event alone without participating in the joint play. good.

[Game communication system]
Next, a game communication system (hereinafter referred to as game system S) including the information processing device according to the present embodiment will be described. The game system S is constructed for a player P to play a game, and uses a communication network such as the Internet and a mobile communication network. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the gaming system S is configured by a player's terminal 10 and a server 12 being communicably connected via a communication network 14. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of the gaming system S.

The terminal 10 is a device operated by the player P during game play. The server 12 is an example of an information processing device, and provides data for game progress to the terminal 10 of the player P, and manages the account information of the player P, the progress status of the game, and the like. Further, when a plurality of players P play an event together, the server 12 communicates with the terminal 10 of each player P to mediate the joint play of the event.

Incidentally, in FIG. 4, three terminals 10 are shown for convenience of illustration, but the number of terminals 10 constituting the game system S is not particularly limited, and may be used as long as the event is to be played together. , it is sufficient if there are at least two or more.

The communication network 14 is a communication line network between the player terminal 10 and the server 12, and mainly consists of the Internet and mobile communication networks, including LAN (Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), intranet, and Ethernet (registered). trademark), etc.

Further, in the present embodiment, the server 12 is configured by one computer, but the server 12 is not limited to this, and may be configured by a plurality of computers.

[Configuration of player terminal and server]
Next, the configurations of the terminal 10 and the server 12 will be described with reference to FIG. 5. FIG. 5 shows the configurations of the terminal 10 and the server 12. Note that in the figure, only one terminal 10 is shown for convenience of illustration.

The terminal 10 is a game terminal that can be carried by the player P, and is specifically configured by a smartphone, a mobile phone, a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, a wearable terminal, or a game-specific device with a communication function. .

As shown in FIG. 5, the terminal 10 includes a processor 21, a memory 22, a communication interface 23, a storage 24, an input device 25, an output device 26, and a GPS sensor 30 as hardware devices, and these devices are connected to a bus. They are electrically connected via 27. The terminal 10 also includes a display 28 as an output device 26. The display 28 corresponds to the "display section" of the present invention. Furthermore, a touch panel 29 as an input device 25 is superimposed on the surface of the display 28 of the terminal 10 . Further, the current position of the terminal 10 represents the current position of the player P, and is measured by the GPS sensor 30 at regular intervals, and the measurement results (positioning information) are sequentially sent to the server 12 via the communication interface 23. .

Moreover, an operating system (OS) program and a game application program are installed in the terminal 10 as software. The processor 21 executes these programs, allowing the player P to play the game through the terminal 10. Specifically, while playing the game, the player P can proceed with the game by operating the input device 25 such as the touch panel 29 while viewing an image displayed on the display screen of the display 28.

The server 12 is a server computer for data distribution, and is configured by, for example, a server computer for social games (specifically, an SNS server). As shown in FIG. 5, the server 12 has a processor 101, a memory 102, a communication interface 103, a storage 104, an input device 105, and an output device 106 as hardware devices, and these devices are connected via a bus 107. electrically connected.

Furthermore, the server 12 has an OS program and a game information processing program installed as software. These programs correspond to "programs" of the present invention and are read by the processor 101 of the server 12. When the processor 101 executes the above program, the server 12 functions as an information processing device and performs various information processing (data processing) related to the game, such as communicating with the terminal 10 and distributing game data. .

Note that the processors 21 and 101 are composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit), an MCU (Micro Controller Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). good.
The memories 22 and 102 are preferably configured with semiconductor memories such as ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory).

The communication interfaces 23, 103 may be configured by, for example, a network interface card, a communication interface board, or the like.
Note that the data communication standard by the communication interfaces 23 and 103 is not particularly limited, and may include communication by wireless LAN based on Wi-Fi (registered trademark), communication by 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile communication system, Alternatively, communication based on LTE (Long Term Evolution) can be cited.

The storages 24 and 104 include flash memory, HDD (Hard Disc Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), FD (Flexible Disc), MO disk (Magneto-Optical disc), CD (Compact Disc), and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). , an SD card (Secure Digital card), or a USB memory (Universal Serial Bus memory).

The input devices 25 and 105 may be configured by, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel display, or the like.
The output devices 26 and 106 may be configured by, for example, a display and a speaker.

[Terminal functions]
Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the configuration of the terminal 10 will be explained again from a functional perspective. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the functions of the terminal 10.
As shown in FIG. 6, the terminal 10 includes a terminal-side operation reception section 31, a positioning section 32, a terminal-side transmission section 33, a terminal-side reception section 34, a terminal-side storage section 35, and a display processing section 36. These functional units are realized by the cooperation of the hardware devices of the terminal 10 described above and various programs as software installed in the terminal 10. Each functional unit will be explained below.

The terminal-side operation accepting unit 31 accepts various operations performed by the player while playing the game. For example, when an image or operation screen for accepting operations is displayed on the display 28 of the terminal 10 based on data sent from the server 12 during the game, the player P can touch the touch panel on the image or operation screen, etc. Operate 29. Thereby, the terminal-side operation reception unit 31 receives the operation performed by the player P.

Operations accepted by the terminal-side operation reception unit 31 include operations for advancing the game (including operations performed during joint play of an event), screen switching operations, selection operations, application operations, play start instruction operations, and , restriction setting/cancellation operations, etc.
The screen switching operation is an operation for switching the screen displayed on the display 28 from the first screen to the second screen during game play. Here, the first screen corresponds to, for example, the home screen of the game (for ease of understanding, the menu screen), and the second screen is the screen on which the above-mentioned map is displayed.
The selection operation is an operation for selecting a form of participation in an event.
The application operation is an operation in which an application is made to the host of the event that is recruiting guests to become a guest at the event.
The play start instruction operation is an operation for instructing the start of the play (strictly speaking, joint play) of the event when the player P is the host of the event.
The restriction setting/cancellation operation is an operation for setting a restriction on applications from other players to become a guest or canceling the set restriction when the player P is the host of an event.

The positioning unit 32 measures the position of the terminal 10 using the GPS sensor 30. Note that the position of the terminal 10 is not limited to the method of measuring using the GPS sensor 30, but also a method of detecting the position of the terminal 10 based on the strength of radio waves received from a mobile phone base station or a Wi-Fi communication access point, for example. It may be.

The terminal-side transmitter 33 transmits information (data) indicating the current progress status of the game, etc. to the server 12 via the communication network 14 . The information transmitted by the terminal-side transmitting unit 33 includes information according to the content of the operation received by the terminal-side operation receiving unit 31, and position information of the terminal 10 measured by the positioning unit 32 (in other words, information on the position of the terminal 10 measured by the positioning unit 32). (information indicating the current location) is included.

The terminal-side receiving unit 34 receives various information (data) sent from the server 12 via the communication network 14. The information (data) sent from the server 12 includes data for game progress, data for map display, data regarding other players participating in the event, and benefits granted to player P. Contains data for use.
The terminal-side storage unit 35 stores information (data) that the terminal-side reception unit 34 receives from the server 12, information that the terminal-side transmission unit 33 transmits to the server 12, and the like.

The display processing section 36 expands the data sent from the server 12, which is received by the terminal-side receiving section 34, and displays it on the display 28 while playing the game. Display information by the display processing unit 36 includes, in addition to images that change in conjunction with game play, a screen for accepting operations, a map (including icons Ip, Is, It on the map, gate GT, etc.), and information on events. This includes information on other players participating, information notified from the server 12 at the time of the event, and the like.
Further, when the terminal-side operation reception unit 31 receives a screen switching operation while playing a game, the display processing unit 36 changes the screen displayed on the display 28 from the first screen (for example, the home screen) to the map displayed. Switch to the second screen.

[Server functions]
Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the configuration of the server 12 will be explained again from a functional perspective. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the functions of the server 12.
As shown in FIG. 7, the server 12 includes a location information acquisition section 111, a display command section 112, a privilege provision section 113, a selection reception section 114, a recruitment notification section 115, a first processing section 116, and a second processing section 117. have These functional units are realized by the cooperation of the hardware devices of the server 12 described above and various programs as software installed in the server 12. Each functional unit will be explained below.

In addition, from now on, we will focus on one player P (hereinafter referred to as "target player"), and other players P will be referred to as "other players", and each of the servers 12 will be The functions and operations will be explained.

The position information acquisition unit 111 acquires position information indicating the current position of the target player by receiving the position information (positioning information) of the terminal 10 transmitted from the terminal-side transmission unit 33 of the terminal 10 of the target player. . While the target player is playing the game, the location information (positioning information) of the terminal 10 is sent at regular time intervals (for example, every 1 second to several seconds), so the location information acquisition unit 111 adjusts the location information accordingly. The position information of the target player is acquired at regular time intervals.

While the target player is playing the game, the display command unit 112 causes the display 28 of the target player's terminal 10 to display videos and images according to the play situation and the like. For example, the display command unit 112 generates data for displaying a map of an area including the target player's current position (hereinafter referred to as map display data), and transmits it to the target player's terminal 10. When the map display data is received by the target player's terminal 10, a map of the area is displayed on the display 28 of the terminal 10.
Note that the display command unit 112 can display the icons Ip and It at the target player's current position and the privilege granting point on the map by incorporating the display data for the icons Ip and It into the map display data.
Furthermore, the display command unit 112 can display the gate GT at a specific point on the map for a predetermined period of time on the display 28 of the target player's terminal 10 by incorporating the gate GT display data into the map display data. .
Furthermore, when a predetermined condition is met, the display command unit 112 incorporates the display data of the event icon Is into the map display data, so that the icon Is is displayed near the gate GT on the map or at a location overlapping with the gate GT. can be displayed.

The benefit granting unit 113 determines whether the target player's current location is within a predetermined distance from the benefit granting point, and if the target player's current location is within the predetermined distance from the benefit granting point, the bonus granting unit 113 grants the set benefit. will be given to the target player. The benefit granting unit 113 determines the benefit to be granted to the target player depending on which benefit granting point the target player's current position is within a predetermined distance from, and when the target player's current position becomes within the predetermined distance.

The selection reception unit 114 cooperates with the terminal 10 of the target player when the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance (for example, a distance of several meters to several tens of meters) from the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT. , the selection of the mode of participation in the event is accepted from the target player. To explain more specifically, when the target player performs a selection operation when the current position of the target player satisfies the above position conditions, the terminal-side operation reception unit 31 receives the selection operation, and the terminal-side transmission unit 33 receives the selection operation. Send information according to the selection operation. The selection receiving unit 114 receives information sent from the terminal-side transmitting unit 33 to receive a selection of a participation mode for the event from the target player.

The recruitment notification unit 115 notifies target players who meet the notification conditions of guest recruitment by other players who are hosts when there are other players who will participate in the event as hosts. In this embodiment, the notification condition is that the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance from the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT, specifically, within a distance of several meters to several tens of meters.
The method of notifying the guest recruitment is not particularly limited, but for example, text string information notifying the guest recruitment such as "Guest recruitment!" may be superimposed on the map near the appearance point of the gate GT on the map. It may be displayed.

When the target player selects host as the event participation mode, the first processing unit 116 executes a first process for the target player to jointly play the event with another player who is a guest. The first process includes a guest notification process, a start instruction process, a restriction process, and a restriction release process.
The guest notification process is a process of notifying the target player of other players who have applied to be guests of the event for which the target player is the host.
The start instruction process is a process of accepting an instruction from a target player to start joint play of an event for an event in which the target player is a host.
The restriction process is a process of restricting applications from other players to become a guest for an event in which the target player becomes a host. The restriction release process is a process for canceling the restrictions set in the restriction process on applications from other players.

The second processing unit 117 executes a second process for the target player to jointly play the event with another player who is a host, when the target player selects guest as the participation type of the event. The second process includes a search process, a host notification process, and an application process.
The search process is a process of searching for another player who is the host of an event in which the target player can participate as a guest.
The host notification process is a process of notifying the target player of another player who is the host found in the search process.
The application process is a process of sending (applying) an application to become a guest of the event to the host selected by the target player from among the hosts notified in the host notification process.

[About the information processing flow according to this embodiment]
Next, regarding the information processing flow by the gaming system S, in particular, the processing flow for event participation will be described. The processing flow for event participation described below employs the information processing method of the present invention. In other words, each step in the flow described below corresponds to a component of the information processing method of the present invention. .

Further, in the following, it is assumed that the present time is during the event period, and in particular, during the display period of the gate GT, and the gate GT is displayed at each of a plurality of specific points on the map. One of these gates GT is called a first gate, and in the case described below, it is assumed that the target player moves toward a location corresponding to the appearance point of the first gate in real space. That is, the processing flow described below is a flow for the target player to participate in an event associated with the first gate.

The processing flow for event participation according to the present embodiment is implemented through communication between the computer serving as the server 12 and the terminals 10 of the target player and other players. Below, communication processing performed between the server 12 and the target player's terminal 10 will be mainly explained.

The processing flow for event participation starts in conjunction with the target player operating the terminal 10 to start playing the game. At the start of the game, a first screen (home screen) is normally displayed on the display 28 of the terminal 10.
In the process flow for event participation, each step shown in FIG. 8 is actually performed according to the flow shown in the same figure. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a process flow for event participation.

To explain the specific flow, first, the positioning unit 32 of the terminal 10 measures the current position, and the terminal-side transmitting unit 33 transmits position information indicating the positioning result (S001). The location information acquisition unit 111 of the server 12 acquires (receives) location information via the communication network 14 (S002).

On the other hand, when the target player performs a screen switching operation to switch from the first screen to the second screen (map display screen), the terminal-side operation reception unit 31 receives the operation, and information about the screen switching operation is received. The terminal side transmitter 33 transmits (S003).
When the display command unit 112 of the server 12 receives the information sent from the terminal-side transmission unit 33, it sends a command to the terminal 10 to display a map including the current position of the target player on the display 28 ( S004). Specifically, the display command unit 112 generates map display data for displaying the above-mentioned map, and transmits it to the terminal 10. At this time, the display data for the icons Ip and It is incorporated into the map display data. Thereby, the display command unit 112 displays icons Ip and It indicating the current position of the target player on the map and the point where the bonus is given on the display 28 of the terminal 10 of the target player.

Furthermore, the map display data includes display data for the gate GT. Thereby, the display command unit 112 displays the gate GT at a specific point on the map for a predetermined period of time on the display 28 of the target player's terminal 10. At this time, the display command unit 112 causes the display 28 of the target player's terminal 10 to display the gate GT that appears at a specific point on the map that is different from the bonus granting point. That is, in this embodiment, the gate GT is displayed on the map at a specific point away from the privilege granting point (see FIG. 3).

In conjunction with the map display command, the server 12 determines whether the current position of the target player satisfies a predetermined position condition in relation to the gate GT (strictly speaking, the first gate). It is determined whether it is within a first distance from the gate (S005). Here, the first distance is a relatively short distance, for example, a distance of several meters to several tens of meters.
Then, if the current location of the target player is within a first distance from the first gate, the recruitment notification unit 115 informs that if another player is currently recruiting guests as an event host at the first gate, Guest recruitment is notified (S006). Specifically, data for displaying guest recruitment notification information near the appearance point of the first gate on the map is incorporated into the map display data and transmitted together with the map display data.

When the terminal-side receiving unit 34 receives the map display data, the screen displayed on the display 28 of the terminal 10 switches from the first screen to the second screen, and the display processing unit 36 displays the target player's current information on the second screen. A map of the area including the location is displayed (S007). Furthermore, on the map, icons Ip and It are displayed at the target player's current position and the point where the bonus is given, and a gate GT is displayed at the specific point. The target player can grasp his or her current position and the positional relationship with the gate GT (strictly speaking, the first gate) from the displayed map.

Further, if the current location of the target player is within the first distance from the first gate, notification information of guest recruitment is displayed. As described above, in this embodiment, when the screen displayed on the display 28 switches from the first screen to the second screen, the recruitment notification unit 115 notifies the target player of the recruitment of guests by other players. Thereby, the target player can notice that another player is recruiting guests at the appearance point of the gate GT (first gate) that the target player is approaching at the timing when the map is displayed.

Further, if the current position of the target player is within the first distance from the first gate, map display data in which the display data of the icon Is is incorporated is transmitted. An icon Is shown in FIG. 14 is displayed around the first gate on the map or at a location overlapping with the first gate. The target player can grasp the location of other players who are recruiting guests from the display position of the icon Is on the map.

After that, the terminal 10 periodically repeats the measurement of the current position of the target player and the transmission of the position information (S008, S009), and the server 12 sequentially acquires the position information and creates a map that reflects the position information. is displayed on the display 28 of the terminal 10 at any time. As a result, the display position of the icon Ip on the map or the area displayed on the map is updated as needed in accordance with changes in the current position of the target player.

Then, the server 12 determines whether the current position of the target player on the map is within a second distance from the appearance point of the first gate (S010). Here, the second distance is a distance shorter than the first distance described above, and is a distance of about several meters to several tens of meters.
Then, when the current position of the target player is within the second distance from the appearance point of the first gate, the selection reception unit 114 of the server 12 transmits selection screen data to the terminal 10 of the target player (S011). When the terminal-side receiving unit 34 receives the selection screen data, the display processing unit 36 displays the selection screen shown in FIG. 9 on the display 28. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a selection screen.

The selection screen is an operation screen displayed to accept a selection operation performed by the target player regarding the event with the content associated with the first gate. The target player selects either the host or the guest as the participation type, and performs an operation (selection operation) of touching the button corresponding to the selected participation type on the screen from among the two buttons Bt1 and Bt2 displayed on the selection screen. Execute (S012).
The terminal side operation reception unit 31 accepts the above selection operation, and the terminal side transmission unit 33 transmits information indicating the operation details. The selection receiving unit 114 of the server 12 receives the information sent from the terminal side transmitting unit 33, and receives the selection of the participation form from the target player for the event with the content associated with the first gate (S013). .

The subsequent steps change depending on the received selection result of the participation mode (S014). Specifically, when the target player selects a host, the first processing unit 116 of the server 12 executes the first process (S015). On the other hand, if the target player selects a guest, the second processing unit 117 of the server 12 executes the second process (S016).

Thereafter, the target players participate in the event in the participation mode they have selected and play together. Then, when the joint play ends, the process flow for event participation ends (S017).

Below, the execution procedure of the first process in step S015 and the execution procedure of the second process in step S016 will be explained in detail.

(First process)
The first process is a process for the target player to recruit guests as the host of the event, and in the first process, each process shown in FIG. 10 is performed according to the flow shown in the figure. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the flow of the first process. Further, in the first process, the screen displayed on the display 28 of the target player's terminal 10 changes in the order of FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B. FIGS. 11A and 11B are explanatory diagrams regarding screen transitions when a target player participates in an event as a host.

In the first process, first, the first processing unit 116 transmits standby screen display data to the target player's terminal 10 (S021). When the terminal-side receiving unit 34 receives the data for displaying the standby screen, the display processing unit 36 displays the standby screen for the host on the display 28 (S022). If there is no application to become a guest from another player at this point, the standby screen becomes a screen as shown in FIG. 11A. In other words, if there are no applications from other players/guests for the target player's guest recruitment, the standby screen will not display other players who will become guests, and as shown in FIG. Text information is displayed.

While the standby screen is displayed, the target player can perform a restriction setting operation to set restrictions on applications from other players to become guests (S023). Specifically, the restriction setting operation is performed by touching the restriction/cancellation button Bt3 displayed on the standby screen. When this restriction setting operation is performed, the terminal-side operation reception unit 31 receives the operation, and information indicating that the restriction setting operation has been performed is transmitted from the terminal-side transmission unit 33.

When the first processing unit 116 receives information indicating that a restriction setting operation has been performed, the first processing unit 116 executes restriction processing (S024). When the current position of the target player is within a second distance from the appearance point (specific point) of the first gate, in the restriction process, the first processing unit 116 determines that the target player is within the second distance from the appearance point of the first gate. Applications other than those from players are restricted. To put it simply, by executing the restriction process, applications for guests recruited by the target player will be limited to other players who are around the target player (strictly speaking, those who are near the location corresponding to the appearance point of the first gate). Applications are limited to applications from other players.

Note that when the target player touches the restriction/cancellation button again to perform a restriction cancellation operation, the first processing unit 116 executes restriction cancellation processing in response to that operation, and removes the restriction on the application set in the restriction processing. unlock.

When there is an application to become a guest from another player in response to the recruitment of the target player (S025), the first processing unit 116 determines whether the application corresponds to a restricted application (S026). If the application from another player does not correspond to a restricted application, the first processing unit 116 executes a guest notification process (S027) and notifies the target player of the other player who has made the above application.

In this step S027, the first processing unit 116 transmits data indicating information regarding other players who have made the above application to the terminal 10 of the target player. When the terminal-side receiving unit 34 receives the data sent from the first processing unit 116, the display processing unit 36 displays information regarding other players who have applied to become guests on the display 28 of the terminal 10 ( S028). As a result, the standby screen changes to the screen shown in FIG. 11B, and information on other players who have applied (in FIG. 11B, "Player AAA" and "Player BBB" correspond) is displayed on the same screen. .

Note that in step S026, if the application made by another player corresponds to a restricted application, the information regarding the other player is excluded from the notification target in the guest notification process.

Then, when one or more other players who have applied to become guests are notified in the guest notification process (that is, when information about one or more other players is displayed on the standby screen as shown in FIG. 11B), ), the target players can begin co-playing the event.
Specifically, when one or more other players are notified in the guest notification process, the play start instruction button Bt4 is displayed in an operable state on the standby screen, as shown in FIG. 11B. . When the target player touches this button Bt4, a play start instruction operation is performed, the terminal side operation reception unit 31 receives the operation, and information that the play start instruction operation has been performed is transmitted from the terminal side transmission unit 33. (S029).

When the first processing unit 116 receives information that a play start instruction operation has been performed, the first processing unit 116 executes a start instruction process and receives an instruction to start joint play of the event from the target player (S030). In this way, the first processing unit 116 executes the start instruction process only when one or more other players who have applied in the guest notification process are notified. Thereby, when the target player participates in an event as a host, it is possible to instruct the start of joint play of the event on the condition that one or more other players apply to become guests. In other words, the target player can start playing the event together when information regarding at least one other player who has applied is displayed.

(Second processing)
The second process is a process for the target player to participate in the event as a guest by applying for guest recruitment by another player who is the host of the event, and in the second process, each process shown in FIG. It is carried out according to the flow shown in the figure. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the flow of the second process. Further, in the second process, the screen displayed on the display 28 of the target player's terminal 10 is either FIG. 13A or FIG. 13B. FIGS. 13A and 13B are explanatory diagrams regarding screens when a target player participates in an event as a guest.

In the second process, first, the second processing unit 117 executes a search process (S041). When the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance (specifically, the second distance) from the appearance point of the first gate, in the search process, the second processing unit 117 determines whether the following first condition is met or not. Explore the players.
First condition: The player is another player who is the host and is within a predetermined distance (specifically, the second distance) from the first point.
Here, the first point corresponds to the appearance point of the first gate among the appearance points (specific points) of a plurality of gates GT included on the map.

On the other hand, if there is no other player who meets the first condition (S042), the second processing unit 117 further searches for another player who meets the second condition below in the search process (S043).
Second condition: The player is another player who is the host of an event with the same content as the event associated with the first point, and is within a predetermined distance (specifically, the second distance) from the second point.
Here, the second point is a point different from the first point among the appearance points (specific points) of multiple gates GT included on the map, and is, for example, a predetermined distance (for example, several hundred Appearance points of other gates GT within a distance of approximately several kilometers) are applicable. Hereinafter, the gate GT appearing at the second point will be referred to as a second gate.

As described above, when a target player attempts to participate in an event as a guest, the target player searches for other players who are hosts around the appearance point of the first gate that the target player approaches, and if the host is not found within that range. If not, expand the search range and search again.

Additionally, if another player matching the second condition is found in the search process, the map displayed on the target player's terminal 10 will include the appearance point of the second gate where the other player is recruiting guests. An icon Is shown in FIG. 14 appears near or at a location overlapping with the second gate. At this time, whether or not the icon Is is displayed is determined depending on whether or not another player who meets the second condition restricts guest applications, and in a situation where applications are restricted, the icon Is is displayed. The icon Is is displayed in a situation where there is no restriction or the restriction is lifted.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a map displayed in a situation where another player (strictly speaking, another player who meets the second condition) is recruiting guests.

After the search process ends, the second processing unit 117 executes a host notification process and notifies the target player of another player who is the host searched for in the search process (S044). Specifically, when another player that meets the first condition is searched for in the search process, the second processing unit 117 sends data indicating information about the other player that meets the first condition to the target player. It is transmitted to the terminal 10. On the other hand, if another player who meets the first condition is not found and another player who meets the second condition is searched for, the second processing unit 117 displays information regarding the other player who meets the second condition. The data is transmitted to the terminal 10 of the target player.

When the terminal-side receiving unit 34 receives the data sent from the second processing unit 117, the display processing unit 36 displays information regarding the other player who is the searched host on the display 28 of the terminal 10 (S045 ). As a result, an application screen as shown in FIG. 13A or 13B is drawn on the display 28.
Incidentally, FIG. 13A shows an application screen that displays information regarding other players (in FIG. 13A, "Player CCC" corresponds) that corresponds to the first condition. FIG. 13B shows an application screen that displays information regarding other players who meet the second condition (in FIG. 13B, "player DDD" and "player EEE" correspond).

Then, the target player decides which host's event he/she wishes to participate in among the hosts (other players) whose information is displayed on the application screen, and applies to that host to become a guest of the event.
To be more specific, on the application screen, an application button Bt5 is provided at the right end of the column where information regarding other players who are hosts is displayed. The target player performs an application operation by touching the application button Bt5 in the column where information about other players who are hosts of the event they wish to participate in is displayed. When the terminal-side operation reception unit 31 receives the application operation, information indicating that the application operation has been performed is transmitted from the terminal-side transmission unit 33 (S046).

When receiving the information that the application operation has been performed, the second processing unit 117 executes application processing and sends an application to become a guest of the event to the host selected by the target player (S047). After that, the target player waits until there is an instruction to start play from another player who is the host selected by the target player (S048), and when the instruction to start play is received from the other player, the joint play of the event is started. (S049).

[summary]
The server 12 as an information processing device according to the present embodiment includes a position information acquisition section 111, a display command section 112, a selection reception section 114, a first processing section 116, and a second processing section 117. The position information acquisition unit 111 acquires position information indicating the current position of the target player. The display command unit 112 causes the display 28 of the terminal 10 to display a map of the area including the current location. The selection reception unit 114 receives, from a target player, a selection of a participation form including a guest or host of the event for an event in which a plurality of players can play together in the game. When the target player selects the host, the first processing unit 116 executes a first process for the target player to jointly play an event with another player who is the guest. When the target player selects a guest, the second processing unit 117 executes a second process for the target player to jointly play an event with another player who is a host. Furthermore, the display command unit 112 causes the display 28 of the terminal 10 to display an object (in this embodiment, a gate GT) that appears at a specific point on the map and is associated with the event. Further, when the current position of the target player satisfies the positional condition determined according to the specific point, the selection reception unit 114 accepts the selection of the participation form from the target player.

As described above, in this embodiment, the target players can freely select the form of participation in the joint play of the event, and can enjoy the joint play of the event according to the selected form. Specifically, when the target player selects host as the mode of participation in the event, the target player can participate in the event by recruiting co-players. On the other hand, if the target player selects guest as the mode of participation in the event, the target player can apply for recruitment from other players who are hosts and participate in the event as a co-player.

Further, in this embodiment, the display command unit 112 preferably displays the gate GT, which is an object, on the display 28 of the terminal 10 for a predetermined period of time. As a result, a plurality of players including the target player can move toward a location corresponding to the appearance point of the gate GT during the display period of the gate GT, and can play the event together at that location.

Further, the server 12 according to the present embodiment includes a benefit granting unit 113, and the benefit granting unit 113 receives the set benefit when the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance from the benefit granting point in the area. will be given to the target player. In such a configuration, the display command unit 112 may cause the display 28 of the terminal 10 to display an object (gate GT) that appears at a specific point on the map that is different from the point where the benefit is given.
As mentioned above, the point where the benefit is granted and the point where the gate GT appears are far apart from each other on the map, so that the information processing for granting the benefit when approaching the point where the benefit is granted, and the point where the gate GT appears when approaching the point where the gate GT appears. It is no longer necessary to process information for participating in the event at the same time. This makes it possible to avoid complication of information processing.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the privilege awarding point may irregularly become the appearance point of the gate GT, and during that period, the gate GT may appear at or near the privilege awarding point on the map.

Further, the server 12 according to the present embodiment further includes a recruitment notification unit 115, and when the target player satisfies notification conditions, the recruitment notification unit 115 notifies the target player of guest recruitment by another player who is a host. It is a good idea to notify them. Thereby, the target player who is a guest can be notified of the recruitment of guests by other players, and can be given an opportunity to participate in the joint play of the event.
Here, the notification condition may be that the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance (specifically, a first distance) from the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT. In this case, when the target player heads to the appearance point of the gate GT to play the event together, the target player is notified of guest recruitment from other players on the condition that the target player is around the point. Thereby, the recruitment of guests can be efficiently notified to the target players who will be guests.
However, this is not limited to this, and if the target player is registered as an approved player (so-called friend) approved by another player who is the host, the target player will be notified of guest recruitment from the other player. You may.

Regarding the above configuration, more preferably, when the screen displayed on the display 28 of the terminal 10 while playing the game is switched from the first screen (home screen) to the second screen on which the map is displayed, the recruitment The notification unit 115 may notify the target player of guest recruitment by another player. In this case, the guest recruitment by another player can be notified at the timing when the target player checks the appearance point of the gate GT on the map. Thereby, it is possible to efficiently notify target players who will be guests of guest recruitment (in other words, invitation to participate in the event).

Further, the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT may include a first point and a second point that are different from each other. In this case, the second process preferably includes a search process for searching for another player who is a host, and a host notification process for notifying the target player of the other player who is the searched host. Further, when the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance from the first point, in the search process, the second processing unit 117 searches for another player that falls under the above-mentioned first condition, and searches for another player that falls under the first condition. If there are no other players, the second processing unit 117 may search for other players that meet the second condition described above.
In this case, even if there is no other player who is a host near the first point that the target player is approaching, it is possible to search for a player who is a host near another point (second point). As a result, when a target player participates in an event as a guest, even if the host is not around him/her, he/she searches for the host elsewhere, so that joint play of the event can be appropriately performed.
Here, the distance between the first point and the second point is preferably less than the set distance (for example, a distance of several hundred meters to several kilometers).

Further, regarding the above configuration, more preferably, the content of the event is determined in association with the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT, and the second condition is an event having the same content as the event associated with the first point. This may include being another player who is the host.
In this case, if there is no other player who is a host near the first point that the target player approaches, another player who is a host of an event with the same content as the event associated with the first point can be moved to the second point. Explore nearby. As a result, even if there is no host around the target player, the target player can find another player who is the host for the desired event and enjoy playing the event together.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the first process may include a restriction process that restricts applications from other players to become guests. Then, when the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance from the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT, in the restriction process, the first processing unit 116 controls the Applications other than applications may be restricted.
In this case, the target player who becomes the host of the event does not need to find guests in a wide range by limiting the guests of the event to nearby players. Furthermore, by restricting guest applications, it is possible to avoid a situation where the number of applications becomes excessively large.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the first process includes a guest notification process that notifies the target player of another player who has applied to become a guest, and a start instruction process that receives an instruction from the target player to start playing the event. It's okay to stay. Then, the first processing unit 116 preferably executes the start instruction process when one or more other players who have applied in the guest notification process are notified.
In this case, the target player who is the host of the event can instruct the start of joint play of the event only if one or more people have applied to become a guest. As a result, the joint play of the event is started in a state where there is definitely an application to become a guest, and the target player can play the event jointly with other players who have applied.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, an example of an information processing method using the information processing device of the present invention has been described. The computer displays the map on the display unit (for example, the display 28 of the terminal 10), and the computer displays the participation type including the guest of the event or the host recruiting the guest for an event in which multiple players can play together in the game. A selection is accepted from the target player, and if the target player selects the host, the computer executes a first process for the target player to jointly play the event with another player who is a guest, and the target player is a guest. If you select , the computer executes a second process for the target player to play the event jointly with another player who is the host, and the computer appears at a specific point on the map and displays an object associated with the event. may be displayed on the display unit, and the computer may accept a selection from the target player when the current position satisfies a position condition determined according to a specific point.
With the above method, it is possible to meet a plurality of needs regarding the form of participation in a game event in which a plurality of players can play together.

Note that the information processing method according to this embodiment is realized by the server 12 alone or by a combination of the terminal 10 and the server 12. Here, the server 12 may be a server computer for ASP (Application Service Provider), SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), or IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service). In this case, a series of information processing related to participation in the event (excluding inputting and displaying information) is executed by the server 12, so the terminal 10 only performs operations for proceeding with the event and displays images, etc. It will be a good thing to do.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a program has been described that causes the computer, which is the server 12, to function as an information processing device, but this program is a program that is read by the computer and that acquires position information indicating the current position of the target player. , for events in which a map of the area including the current position is displayed on the display unit (display 28 of the terminal 10) and multiple players can play together in the game, participation modes include guests of the event or hosts recruiting guests. A selection is accepted from the target player, and if the target player selects the host, the target player executes a first process for jointly playing the event with another player who is a guest, and the target player selects the guest. In this case, the target player executes a second process for jointly playing the event with another player who is a host, and causes the display unit to display an object that appears at a specific point on the map and is associated with the event; This is a program that operates a computer to accept a selection from a target player when the current position satisfies a position condition determined according to a specific point.
By executing this program on the processor of the computer, it is possible to meet a plurality of needs regarding the form of participation in a game event in which a plurality of players can play together.

The above program may be obtained by reading it from a computer-readable recording medium, or may be obtained by receiving (downloading) it via a network such as the Internet or an intranet. good.

<<Other embodiments>>
Up to this point, the information processing device, information processing method, and program of the present invention have been described using specific examples, but the embodiments described above are merely examples, and other embodiments may also be considered.
For example, in the above embodiment, the server 12 functions as the information processing device of the present invention, but the terminal 10 may have some or all of the functions of the information processing device that the server 12 has. .

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, if the current position of the player P is within a predetermined distance from the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT, the player P participates in the event associated with the appearance point, and participates in the event. This allows players to enjoy playing with other players. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and conditions for performing joint play in an event may be other than the above conditions. For example, if players P who are within a predetermined distance from the appearance point of a gate GT associated with a certain event use a predetermined item (item for event release) in the game, the player P plays the event together. It may also be a condition for In this case, the player P who used the above item can participate in the released event as a host.

Further, the following participation restriction conditions may be imposed on the players P who wish to participate in the joint play of the event, and if any of the participation restriction conditions is satisfied, participation in the joint play may be restricted.
First participation restriction condition: The number of characters that player P currently owns in the game has reached the upper limit of the number of characters that player P is allowed to own.
Second participation restriction condition: The number of items that player P currently owns in the game has reached the upper limit of the number of items that player P is allowed to own.
The "number of characters" in the first participation restriction condition is, for example, the number of characters that the player P has obtained through the game, which are operated by the player P and operate or exhibit abilities in the game. If player P who falls under the first participation restriction condition falls outside the first participation restriction condition by increasing the upper limit on the number of characters he owns or reducing the number of characters he owns by selling, discarding, or consuming, he may not be able to participate in the event. You will be able to participate in cooperative play.
The "number of items" in the second participation condition is, for example, the number of items that the player P has obtained through the game, which can be exchanged with other items or characters in the game. If the player P who meets the second participation condition falls outside the second participation condition by reducing the number of items he owns by consuming or discarding the items, he will be able to participate in the joint play of the event.

10 terminal 12 server (information processing device)
14 Communication network 21 Processor 22 Memory 23 Communication interface 24 Storage 25 Input device 26 Output device 27 Bus 28 Display 29 Touch panel 30 GPS sensor 31 Terminal side operation reception section 32 Positioning section 33 Terminal side transmission section 34 Terminal side reception section 35 Terminal Side storage unit 36 Display processing unit 101 Processor 102 Memory 103 Communication interface 104 Storage 105 Input device 106 Output device 107 Bus 111 Position information acquisition unit 112 Display command unit 113 Benefit grant unit 114 Selection reception unit (reception unit)
115 Recruitment Notification Department 116 First Processing Department (Processing Department)
117 Second processing unit (processing unit)
Bt1, Bt2, Bt3, Bt4, Bt5 Button GT Gate (Object)
Ip, Is, It Icon P Player S Game system

Claims (4)

An information processing device comprising a processor,
The processor includes:
Obtaining position information indicating the current positions of multiple players including the first player and the second player,
Display objects placed on the map including the current location,
enabling a player to participate in a first event associated with the object in a participation mode selected from a plurality of participation modes including a first participation mode and a second participation mode;
accepting participation in the first event from a player who satisfies a first location condition associated with the object;
When the first player participates in the first event in the first participation mode, the second participation mode is applied to the second player who satisfies a second position condition that is a relaxed version of the first position condition. Notify the call for participation by
If the second player selects the second participation form from the plurality of forms after being notified of the recruitment, the first player and the second player may jointly play in the first event. let,
Information processing device. a processor obtains position information indicating the current positions of a plurality of players including a first player and a second player;
the processor displays an object located on the map including the current location;
a processor enables a player to participate in a first event associated with the object in a participation mode selected from a plurality of participation modes including a first participation mode and a second participation mode;
a processor accepts participation in the first event from a player who satisfies a first location condition associated with the object;
When the first player participates in the first event in the first participation mode, the processor performs the second We will notify you of the recruitment of participants according to the form of participation.
If the second player selects the second participation form from among the plurality of forms after being notified of the invitation to participate, the processor selects the first player and the second player in the first event. let them play together,
Information processing method. causing the processor to acquire position information indicating the current positions of a plurality of players including a first player and a second player;
causing the processor to display an object to be placed on the map including the current location;
causing the processor to enable the player to participate in a first event associated with the object in a participation mode selected from a plurality of modes including a first participation mode and a second participation mode;
causing the processor to accept participation in the first event from a player who satisfies a first location condition associated with the object;
the processor, when the first player participates in the first event in the first participation mode, the second We will notify you of the recruitment of participants according to the form of participation.
If the second player selects the second participation form from among the plurality of forms after the processor is notified of the invitation to participate, the first player and the second player may be selected in the first event. let them play together,
A program that executes processing. Equipped with a server and a player terminal,
The server is
Obtaining position information indicating the current positions of multiple players including the first player and the second player,
Display objects placed on the map including the current position on the player's terminal,
enabling a player to participate in a first event associated with the object in a participation mode selected from a plurality of participation modes including a first participation mode and a second participation mode;
accepting participation in the first event from a player who satisfies a first location condition associated with the object;
When the first player participates in the first event in the first participation mode, the second We will notify you of the recruitment of participation depending on the type of participation,
If the second player selects the second participation form from the plurality of forms after being notified of the recruitment, the first player and the second player may jointly play in the first event. let,
system.

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